This is a study that contributes nothing at all to General Practice.
The patients who come with minor ailments to the
Doctor are not uncommonly diagnosed of having a co-existing
condition. The years of training and experience which has helped some of
us to pick up some rare conditions.
We all do admit that there will be a small minority of Doctors who do
"look" at the patient with minor illnesses with a quick fix attitude.
On issues such as this patient satisfaction surveys alone will never
tell us the whole story.
As Nurses and Doctors we should always try and do what we set out to
do better rather than trying to find economically better options which are
not in the patient's interst.
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This is a study that contributes nothing at all to General Practice.
The patients who come with minor ailments to the
Doctor are not uncommonly diagnosed of having a co-existing
condition. The years of training and experience which has helped some of
us to pick up some rare conditions.
We all do admit that there will be a small minority of Doctors who do
"look" at the patient with minor illnesses with a quick fix attitude.
On issues such as this patient satisfaction surveys alone will never
tell us the whole story.
As Nurses and Doctors we should always try and do what we set out to
do better rather than trying to find economically better options which are
not in the patient's interst.
Competing interests: No competing interests